A question for the musicians, or for everybody.

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GraceandLove

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So, I'm from another land and last year, we migrated to Europe. I'm just from a simple family and there wasn't any musicality in our family at all. Yet when I was 9, I started to sing. My eyes are always looking to the music ministry of the church. My voice is not so good but I sing on the beat and in tune. But it wasn't that great at all. Yet while I was growing the music ministry saw my desire in music and they let me sang in back ups back then. And then I also wanted to learn to play the piano. Because my family was not that rich to afford tutorial, I studied on my own. I can't read notes though but I can play through hearing. Some of the things are not known to me, but I can still find them in the piano. I'm not really talented but really have a strong desire in music. When we moved to Europe and attended a new church, I received a prophecy; that I was called to be a psalmist. The worship leader of that church, a professional musician, is now training me with playing the piano and then later on, with singing. I'm his only student whom he teaches free. I don't know what he saw in me, but he bought me a really expensive piano just for me to practice. I'm really thankful for that. But there are people who keeps on comparing me to my other churchmate. She's also studying under our worship leader and went in a music school before. Because we're both singing and playing the piano, there's always a comparison. Of course I know I'm no better than her. I know I'm not supposed to feel this way but it's sad that I can't do better. I'm doing my best to learn but I'm surrounded with professionals that I am becoming small. Our worship leader, I don't know what he saw in me but he's really patient in teaching me for almost 8 months. My knowledge, compared to them, is really low. But I can see his courage and determination to teach me. He even told me that I am one of his best students. I'm thankful for him. But for the moment, I am frustrated because I want to learn faster and improve yet no one sees that and even compares me to someone way better than I am. Maybe someone out there can help me? I know that the Lord sees me special and I'm not supposed to feel frustrated but yeah, can't help it. :(
 
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kenisyes

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I've been a professional music leader for 42 years. Would it surprise you that music used to be one of my worst subjects in school. In my case, the Lord made me to pay attention to the words, so I was late learning how to sing melody. But when I was 9, God told me I was going to be playing the organ. He taught me, then I took some college classes. I don't know how old you are (other than being a teen), but my first ministry came at age 20. By 25 I was running one of the biggest music ministries in the world. I've ministered 8600 services, directed 39 choirs, have keyboard credits on 9 albums.

The real trick in this ministry is call and commitment. You sound like you have the call. What I know from experience, is God can much more easily give talent and ability to the committed, than He can give commitment to the talented. You ignore those people, you focus on what God has told you. The doors will open. Twenty years from now you will see that what I am saying is how it works. And forty years from now you will be telling more or less the same story to someone else.
 
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GraceandLove

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I'm 19 now. I want to thank you for the encouragement. I will do my best to bring glory to God through music. Thank you so much!! God bless you! :)
 
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